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| Welgelegen, Heerenveen | |
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 Welgelegen, May 2007 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Welgelegen Tjepkema's Molen |
| Mill location | Tjepkemastraat, 8841 CD, Heerenveen |
| Coordinates | 52°57′49″N 5°55′07″E / 52.96361°N 5.91861°E |
| Operator(s) | Stichting Molen Welgelegen |
| Year built | 1849 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Three-storey smock |
| Base storeys | five-storey base |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Common sails, Fok system streamlining on leading edges |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Tailpole and winch |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
| Size of millstones | One pair Cullen stones 1.20 metres (3 ft 11 in) diameter, one pair French Burr stone 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter |
Welgelegen (Dutch: [ˈʋɛlɣəˌleːɣə(n)]; "Well-situated") or Tjepkema's Molen (Dutch: [ˈtɕɛpkəmaːs ˈmoːlə(n)]; West Frisian: Tjepkema's Mole [ˈtjɛpkəmaːs ˈmoːlə]; "Tjepka's Mill") is a smock mill in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands, which was built in 1849 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 21171.[1]
- ^ "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 20 March 2010.